Brickhouse Primary School
Dudhill Road, Rowley Regis, B65 8HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Rowley Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Kimberley Gaymer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 103936
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215591629
About this school
Brickhouse Primary School is a foundation primary school in Rowley Regis. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brickhouse Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 40% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 67% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 50% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brickhouse Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brickhouse Primary School compares
Brickhouse Primary School ranked 78th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7% | 46.5% | 205 | — |
| Springfield Primary School | 73% | 6.4% | 37.8% | 439 | 0.4 miles |
| Reddal Hill Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 43.5% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Temple Meadow Primary School | 41% | 8.1% | 41.9% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| Old Hill Primary School | 72% | 6% | 35.1% | 237 | 0.8 miles |
| Netherbrook Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 36.4% | 461 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.46%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 23.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
-
Reddal Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Temple Meadow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Old Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Netherbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Rowley Regis
- Blackheath Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary School Primary
- Rowley Hall Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England High School Secondary
- The Primrose Centre Local authority maintained schools
- The Westminster School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Brickhouse Primary School teach?
- Brickhouse Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rowley Regis.
- Who is the headteacher of Brickhouse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brickhouse Primary School is Miss Kimberley Gaymer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brickhouse Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brickhouse Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brickhouse Primary School?
- Brickhouse Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brickhouse Primary School full?
- Brickhouse Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 205 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brickhouse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brickhouse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brickhouse Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brickhouse Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Brickhouse Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Brickhouse Primary School is part of The Rowley Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brickhouse Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brickhouse Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Brickhouse Primary School ranked 78th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brickhouse Primary School's absence rate?
- Brickhouse Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brickhouse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brickhouse Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.